Can a category moderator view the edit category button Given scenario:- User has normal user rights in discourse, no discourse Moderator/Admin rights. [image]

No they can’t afaik. I know you can allow moderators to edit categories and groups but I don’t believe that category moderators fall into that setting.

This might help clarify permissions: [image] Trust Level Permissions Reference Using Discourse bookmark This reference aims to be a comprehensive list of Discourse features, marked by Trust Level, and including the relevant admin settings which influence them.…

Can a category moderator view the edit category button

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putty (Derek Putnam) July 25, 2025, 1:41pm 3

This might help clarify permissions:

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Can a category moderator view the edit category button

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